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by adam
Tue 16 Sep, 2014 10:59 am
Forum: Pub
Topic: Your Favourite 15 Albums
Replies: 61
Views: 33886

Re: Your Favourite 15 Albums

Impossible topic. An attempt in absolutely no particular order, and I'll be livid with myself for what I've forgotten within minutes… Aztec Camera - High Land Hard Rain The Wannadies - Bagsy Me The Specials - The Specials Marvin Gaye - That's The Way Love Is (liberated from my uncle as part of 'the ...
by adam
Tue 16 Sep, 2014 10:41 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 16th September 2014
Replies: 164
Views: 57204

Re: Tuesday 16th September 2014

Mike Smithson says there are five indyref polls due tomorrow. Looks like it's good news for everybody.
by adam
Thu 11 Sep, 2014 10:18 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 11th September 2014.
Replies: 118
Views: 54504

Re: Thursday 11th September 2014.

Morning LetsSkip and All! Thanks for the link. A good while ago on the old forum, I suggested that a narrow No victory say 51% No 49% Yes would be the perfect outcome for Salmond. My argument was not well received by fellow posters at the time ;-) Well. Was I so silly? A loss is a loss - you can't ...
by adam
Thu 11 Sep, 2014 8:17 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 11th September 2014.
Replies: 118
Views: 54504

Re: Thursday 11th September 2014.

Morning LetsSkip and All! Thanks for the link. A good while ago on the old forum, I suggested that a narrow No victory say 51% No 49% Yes would be the perfect outcome for Salmond. My argument was not well received by fellow posters at the time ;-) Well. Was I so silly? A loss is a loss - you can't ...
by adam
Sat 06 Sep, 2014 3:34 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th September 2014
Replies: 288
Views: 131466

Re: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th September 2014

Laura McInerney ‏@miss_mcinerney 1m Gove's King James' Bible was an example of "ministerial whim" says @samfr. (This is NOT perfect policy making, apparently). Samfr (Sam Freedman) is an ex-advisor to Gove. Might be more to come. I've said this several times before, but will just mention ...
by adam
Thu 04 Sep, 2014 10:45 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th September 2014
Replies: 121
Views: 49351

Re: Thursday 4th September 2014

And as for postponing the General Election: the Scottish Referendum is hardly an unforeseen emergency so there is no justification (or, I think, legal basis) for doing so. It would require primary legislation, as the 1911 Parliament Act fixed the maximum term at five years and, in that respect, has...
by adam
Wed 03 Sep, 2014 10:21 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Replies: 67
Views: 33015

Re: Wednesday 3rd September 2014

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/03/calls-to-postpone-uk-general-election-scots-independence Pardon my Francais, but bollocks to that! That Fixed Term Parliament's working out well I see... It's the only way they can stay in power throughout 2015. It's a pile of shit. Everything about t...
by adam
Sun 31 Aug, 2014 8:51 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August
Replies: 99
Views: 49798

Re: Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st August

Crike. Nicky Morgan apparently wants ebacc to be compulsory. https://twitter.com/Samfr/status/505826539079229440" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The telegraph story about this says that they will instruct Ofsted that schools that don't offer the ebacc will be unable to reac...